The Saints are reportedly losing center Jeff Faine to Tampa Bay. While it hasn't been officially confirmed yet, it has been widely reported as a done deal, contingent on Faine passing a physical.

The Saints were obviously prepared for this possibility. They re-signed Faine's backup, Jonathan Goodwin, to a three-year deal earlier this week, presumably to move him into the starting job.

Faine, 26, was a great fit in New Orleans after arriving in a draft-day trade with the Cleveland Browns in 2006. But the Saints apparently didn't want to get involved in the bidding war for him in free agency. Details of Faine's deal have not been released, but ESPN.com reported that it should exceed the six-year, $36 million deal that the Browns gave another former Saints center, LeCharles Bentley, two years ago.